Meal 1: Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Suggested Sides

 Brown Rice in a Rice Cooker

 Karen's Spring Mix Salad

 Strawberry Pudding Cake

DoveTailing Tips

Use one additional red bell pepper, but cut it into strips. Save these strips for Meal 3, Braised Cubed Steaks.

Rice: Make as much rice as your cooker will hold. You will use 1 1/2 cups today, and 1 1/2 cups for Meal 3. Divide and freeze the rest, if you have leftovers.

Meal 2: Zesty Lime Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Suggested Sides

 Coconut Fruit Salad

DoveTailing Tips

Prepare a total of 7 jalapeno peppers today. When preparing the jalapeno peppers (be sure you have rubber gloves on), for Meal 2, dice 1 pepper to use in Zesty Lime Shrimp and Avocado Salad. For Meal 4, you will use 4 1/2 large jalapeno peppers, sliced in half long ways and seeded to use in Grilled Okra and Jalapeños. For Meal 5, finely mince 1/2 of 1 pepper to use in the Orange Relish. Chop 1 pepper into small pieces to use in the Southwestern Black Bean Salad.

Meal 3: Braised Cubed Steak with Peppers and Olives

Suggested Sides

 Rainbow Swiss Chard

DoveTailing Tips

Pull out the red pepper strips you prepared during Meal 1 to use in the Braised Cubed Steak with Peppers and Olives.

When slicing the red onion, slice an additional 1/2 of an onion into 1" pieces. Save these pieces to use in the Steak Kabobs for Meal 5. Chop the other ½ onion and save for the Black Bean Salad for Meal 5. Finally, finely chop a small onion and save for the Oat Groats and Kale for Meal 4.

Use 1 1/2 cups of the brown rice you made for Meal 1. Heat and serve the Cube Steak over the rice.

Meal 4: Coffee and Brown Sugar-Crusted Skirt Steak

Suggested Sides

 Grilled Okra and Jalapeños

 Savory Oat Groats and Kale

 Easy Lemon Pudding

DoveTailing Tips

Pull out the 4 1/2 Jalapeno Peppers you prepared during Meal 2. You have an extra 1/2 pepper to grill, so none went to waste during preparation.

For the Oat Groates and Kale - you chopped up the onion on Meal 3 to make this meal a little easier.

Meal 5: Steak Kabobs With Orange Relish

Suggested Sides

 Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Blend

 Southwestern Black Bean Salad

 How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips (Fried or Baked)

DoveTailing Tips

Pull out the chopped red bell pepper that you prepared during Meal 1 and the minced jalapeno pepper prepared during Meal 2 to make the Orange Relish.

Use the 1” pieces of red onion prepared during Meal 3 to thread on the Kabobs.

For the Southwestern Black Bean Salad, you chopped the red onion during Meal 3. Also grab the diced jalapeno pepper you prepared during Meal 2.